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Sector 17 multi-level parking complex

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 3.6 / 5 · 811 reviews⌖ Sector 17, ChandigarhEntry #02 in Chandigarh

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A ₹48-crore multi-level parking complex sits largely empty years after opening, while nearby surface lots remain jam-packed; its floors are instead used to park municipal waste vehicles, bicycle-share cycles and a private vendor's taxis.

The official record states: "Deputy Mayor cited "lack of public awareness"; a councillor called the facility "a huge financial burden" on the cash-strapped corporation."

“Forty-eight crore of parking, currently occupied by garbage trucks and a rental bicycle fleet.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/sec-17-parking-lots-jampacked-rs48-cr-multi-level-facility-vacant-310349

Visitor reviews Satire

“Parked on the third floor entirely alone, next to a fleet of municipal garbage trucks. Excellent security, no competition.”
VB V. Banerjee · Chandigarh★★★★★
“Circled the packed surface lot outside for ten minutes before realising the forty-eight crore building next to it was empty.”
KP K. Pandey · Chandigarh★★★★★
“The Deputy Mayor says the public lacks awareness. The public is aware; the public is parked outside in the sun for free.”
JC J. Chauhan · Chandigarh★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/CHA/2016/OTH
Status
Still standing (barely) / grossly underused
Category
Other
State
Chandigarh
Year
Built 2016
Cost to taxpayers
₹48 Cr

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